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1856 in Switzerland

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November 7 – Eterna is founded
Ernest Borel is founded
Carl Meissner discovers Conospermum mitchellii
A revolt by Neuchâtel royalists sparks the Neuchâtel Crisis.^[1]
Credit Suisse is founded
Gregory Haas and John Frey, two Swiss diocesan priests, arrive on Mt. Calvary after leaving Switzerland and establish a Capuchin Order in the United States
The first part of the Olten–Lausanne railway line is opened
Samuel Francis is relocated to Geneva to oversee the emigration of Latter-day Saints to the United States from Switzerland
Switzerland opens a diplomatic consulate in Melbourne, Australia
Arnold Escher von der Linth becomes a professor of geology at the École Polytechnique in Zurich^[2]

^ Schelbert, Leo (21 May 2014). Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Rowman & Littlefield. p. xxxii. ISBN 978-1-4422-3352-2.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Escher von der Linth, Arnold" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 765.

Years in Switzerland (1848–present)

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